Hairy Galinsoga, Fringed Quickweed

(Galinsoga quadriradiata Cav.)

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

▲ seedling

▲ ▼ young, mature plants

▲ mature plant

▲ flowers

Hairy Galinsoga, Fringed Quickweed:  (pp. 132-133, Weeds of the Great Plains; pp. 142-143, Weeds of the Northeast)

 

·        low-growing, branched summer annual weed, with opposite, hairy leaves

·        flowers very tiny, white at tips of branches

·         prefers good fertility, moist, well-drained soils; found in cultivated areas, pastures, non-crop areas